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  • Sharing Links from IE10 on Windows 8

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    14 May 2012 | 3:53 pm
    Sharing a link to a Web page is a common activity on the PC, and it gets better with IE10 on Windows 8. One of the new features on Windows 8 is the Share charm, which allows you to seamlessly send content between apps on your PC. Previously, if you wanted to share an interesting article with your friend, or post a funny picture on your blog, you’d copy the link from the address bar, switch to a different site or app, and then paste it. Now, with the Windows 8 Share charm, you can share directly from the browser without ever leaving your current page. When you use the Share charm to share a…

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  • News: Windows Azure Privacy Statement and Service Name Updates‏

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    Vijay
    8 May 2012 | 12:43 am
    In the coming weeks, the team at Microsoft will update the Windows Azure Service names that appear in the usage records we download. These are only name changes and our prices for Windows Azure are not impacted. This table below summarizes the changes: Prior Service Name New Service Name Windows Azure Compute Cloud Services Windows Azure Platform – All Services All Services Windows Azure CDN CDN Windows Azure Storage Storage Windows Azure Traffic Manager Traffic Manager Windows Azure Virtual Network Virtual Network AppFabric Cache Cache AppFabric Service Bus Service Bus AppFabric Access…

  • Windows 8 Metro apps freshen up for Release Preview

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    Lance Whitney
    16 May 2012 | 10:11 am
    Several of Microsoft's Metro apps will sport changes when the Windows 8 Release Preview debuts next month, says The Verge. Originally posted at Windows 8

  • Group policy update comes to Windows 8

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    Mary Jo Foley
    16 May 2012 | 8:00 am
    The new Group Policy Update feature in Windows 8 could be a real time-saver for IT admins. Here’s how it works.
 
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  • Sharing Links from IE10 on Windows 8

    ieblog
    14 May 2012 | 3:53 pm
    Sharing a link to a Web page is a common activity on the PC, and it gets better with IE10 on Windows 8. One of the new features on Windows 8 is the Share charm, which allows you to seamlessly send content between apps on your PC. Previously, if you wanted to share an interesting article with your friend, or post a funny picture on your blog, you’d copy the link from the address bar, switch to a different site or app, and then paste it. Now, with the Windows 8 Share charm, you can share directly from the browser without ever leaving your current page. When you use the Share charm to share a…

  • Diagnosing JavaScript Errors Faster with Error.stack

    ieblog
    10 May 2012 | 4:54 pm
    IE10 in Windows 8 Consumer Preview includes support for Error.stack, which enables Web developers to diagnose and correct bugs faster, especially those that are difficult to reproduce. Developers can build amazing apps with the capabilities of Web platforms that power today’s modern browsers. In Windows 8, we expose that power through both Internet Explorer 10 and Metro style apps in JavaScript. The increasing power and complexity of these apps means developers need better tools like Error.stack for handling errors and diagnosing bugs. Debugging Applications Structured error handling in…

  • Building cross-browser plugin-free experiences

    ieblog
    26 Apr 2012 | 5:04 pm
    We've talked about how the transition to a plug-in free Web is happening today. Lots of Web browsing happens on devices that simply don’t support plug-ins. Web sites that use plug-ins need to understand what their customers experience when browsing plug-in free. In case you missed it, check out Rey Bango’s blog post where he lays out clear guidance for developers on building cross-browser plugin-free experiences and addressing issues like cross-browser CSS, media playback, and touch. -- John Hrvatin, Program Manager Lead, Internet Explorer

  • Guidelines for Building Touch-friendly Sites

    ieblog
    20 Apr 2012 | 1:14 pm
    In Windows 8 Consumer Preview, IE10 enables fast and fluid multi-touch experiences on the Web. Most sites work fine with touch in IE10 with no changes to the site. This post provides four simple guidelines to ensure your customers who use touch can most effectively use your site. We’ve written before about how new input devices and touch screens make the Web more fun, interactive, and immersive. We’ve also talked about the importance of ensuring a no compromise browsing experience in IE10 so the real Web works great with touch. Of the four guidelines below, the first two make sure…

  • IE 9.0.6 Available via Windows Update

    ieblog
    10 Apr 2012 | 4:28 pm
    The April 2012 Cumulative Security Update for Internet Explorer is now available via Windows Update. This security update resolves five privately reported vulnerabilities in Internet Explorer. The most severe vulnerabilities could allow remote code execution if a user visits a specially crafted Web page using Internet Explorer. An attacker who successfully exploited any of these vulnerabilities could gain the same user rights as the local user.Users whose accounts are configured to have fewer user rights on the system could be less affected than users who operate with administrative user…
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  • News: Windows Azure Privacy Statement and Service Name Updates‏

    Vijay
    8 May 2012 | 12:43 am
    In the coming weeks, the team at Microsoft will update the Windows Azure Service names that appear in the usage records we download. These are only name changes and our prices for Windows Azure are not impacted. This table below summarizes the changes: Prior Service Name New Service Name Windows Azure Compute Cloud Services Windows Azure Platform – All Services All Services Windows Azure CDN CDN Windows Azure Storage Storage Windows Azure Traffic Manager Traffic Manager Windows Azure Virtual Network Virtual Network AppFabric Cache Cache AppFabric Service Bus Service Bus AppFabric Access…

  • Newco – Barnes & Noble, Microsoft form Strategic Partnership

    Vijay
    1 May 2012 | 3:41 am
    Barnes & Noble Inc. and Microsoft today announced the formation of a strategic partnership in a new Barnes & Noble subsidiary, which will build upon the history of strong innovation in digital reading technologies from both companies. The partnership will accelerate the transition to e-reading, which is revolutionizing the way people consume, create, share and enjoy digital content. The new subsidiary, referred to in this release as Newco, will bring together the digital and College businesses of Barnes & Noble. Microsoft will make a $300 million investment in Newco at a…

  • A Google Doodle to cherish ‘Zipper’ by Gideon Sundback

    Vijay
    23 Apr 2012 | 11:07 pm
    Google’s latest doodle, a giant zipper running down the centre of the search engine’s homepage, marks the birthday of Gideon Sundback, the Swedish-American electrical engineer most commonly associated with the development of the fastening device that revolutionised the clothing industry – Zipper!! Before Sundback’s intervention, the idea for a fastener based on interlocking teeth had circulated among engineers for more than 20 years but no one had perfected it. His innovation was to place a dimple on the underside of each tooth and a nib on the top that would sit…

  • Microsoft Announces Windows RT Edition: Windows 8

    Vijay
    17 Apr 2012 | 5:26 am
    For PCs and tablets powered by x86 processors (both 32 and 64 bit), we will have two editions of Windows  to choose from, Windows 8 and Windows 8 Pro. For many consumers, Windows 8 will be the right choice. It will include all the features above plus an updated Windows Explorer, Task Manager, better multi-monitor support and the ability to switch languages on the fly (more details on this feature can be found in this blog post),which was previously only available in Enterprise/Ultimate editions of Windows. For China and a small set of select emerging markets, Microsoft will offer a…

  • Amazon CloudSearch – fully-managed search service in the cloud

    Vijay
    15 Apr 2012 | 11:04 pm
    Amazon CloudSearch is a fully-managed search service in the cloud that allows customers to easily integrate fast and highly scalable search functionality into their applications. With a few clicks in the AWS Management Console, developers simply create a search domain, upload the data they want to make searchable to Amazon CloudSearch, and the service then automatically provisions the technology resources required and deploys a highly tuned search index. Amazon CloudSearch seamlessly scales as the amount of searchable data increases or as the query rate changes, and developers can change…
 
 
 
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  • Start Doing More Now: Try the New Bing Today

    The Bing Team
    15 May 2012 | 5:00 pm
    Last week at the Search Summit in San Francisco, we showcased a brand new way to search that is designed to help you interact with friends and take action without compromising the core search experience. Starting today, people in the United States can give it a try at www.bing.com/new. Since most of you weren’t able to attend the summit, Qi Lu, Harry Shum and I shot a short video where we discuss the design decisions and technical underpinnings behind this release. Watch as WMV As we discussed last week, Bing now integrates search and people in our social networks through a dedicated social…

  • Four under-utilized Webmaster Tools features

    Duane Forrester
    11 May 2012 | 1:02 pm
    This week we’re going to take a quick look at four features which often go unused by websites.  Not exactly sure why this is, as they’re very useful, and at times, critical.  Still, we see folks time and again who open an account, verify their domain, yet fail to take basic actions that can help them both immediately and down the road. Preferences Under preferences you’ll find the ability to control whether we email you alerts, which alert we email and to which address we email.  This may sound like a ploy to get you to sign up for marketing emails…but…

  • Bing is for Doing: Ian Somerhalder and Kat Graham

    The Bing Team
    11 May 2012 | 1:00 pm
      Last night marked the season finale of the CW’s Vampire Diaries starring Ian Somerhalder and Kat Graham. Don’t want to wait until next season to see more of these two? Check out another side of these versatile and inspiring entertainers. After the Gulf Coast Oil spill, Ian created the Ian Somerhalder Foundation and started a movement, empowering thousands of people to help restore the natural balance to the ocean and beaches after the oil spill. Watch below to hear more from Ian about the work he is doing off-screen. Whether flexing her superpowers on Vampire Diaries, or…

  • Nokia Lumia 900 & Xbox 360 Winners, Plus New Bing Rewards Sweepstakes

    The Bing Team
    11 May 2012 | 11:30 am
      We are pleased to announce the winners, pending official confirmation, of five Nokia Lumia 900s and the Xbox 360® prize pack offered in our April Bing Rewards sweepstakes. Two new sweeps have begun and end on May 31. Keep reading for details on the great prizes we’re offering and how to enter, but first congratulations to our latest winning Bing Rewards members! The five lucky winners picked in the Nokia Lumia 900 sweepstakes were: Chris M. of Caribou, ME; George E. of Queen Creek, AZ; Linden S. of Marietta, GA; Terry P. of Heyburn, ID: and, Brian P. of St. George, UT. Enjoy…

  • Introducing the New Bing: Spend Less Time Searching, More Time Doing

    The Bing Team
    10 May 2012 | 12:00 pm
    In 2009, we launched Bing with a simple proposition: people should expect more from a search engine. Our aim has always been to help you do more with search, and over the past three years we have made exciting strides to realize that vision. Today we are taking a big step forward as we begin rolling out what is the most significant update to Bing since we launched three years ago. Over the coming weeks, we will be introducing a brand new way to search designed to help you take action and interact with friends and experts without compromising the core search experience. First a little…
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  • 's Social Search: A Hands-On Tour

    Microsoft's search engine just got a lot more social. A new sidebar, rolling out to all users now, suggests Facebook friends who might know about a given topic, and shows activity from high-profile people on other social networks such as Twitter.

  • gets social, but it's too quiet in here

    gets Facebook social smarts and a great design to find people related to users' searches, but the new engine yields surprisingly sparse social results. Want some social in your search? But not too much? The -Facebook integration ...

  • The New Is Here with a New Search and Social Experience

    Last week, Redmond-based software giant Microsoft announced the roll-out of a new, redesigned search engine, meant to provide users with new ways of interacting with their friends online. As part of this redesign, got a fresh new interface ...

  • Exposes Its New, Stripped Down Search Results To All Americans

    Last week, began the initial phase of rolling out a major redesign, in fact the “most significant” redesign in its three-year history. Today, the wait is over. This afternoon, officially turned on its new design, and has made it ...
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  • Google And Bing Search Engines Get Smarter, More Social - Forbes

    16 May 2012 | 1:23 pm
    ABC NewsGoogle And Bing Search Engines Get Smarter, More SocialForbesMicrosoft's Bing rolled out its Social Search on May 15. All of these major updates and shifts sound like corporate marketing speak on the surface, but underneath, they mean opportunity for the maker companies, small urban manufacturers, Google launches new smarter searchLos Angeles TimesGoogle Upgrades Search Engine to Boost Accuracy, ResultsBloombergGoogle Knowledge Graph Launches In the USGhacks Technology News24/7 Wall St. -Washington Post -VentureBeatall 223 news articles »

  • SEO Positive Team Renew Microsoft Advertising Exams - PR Web (press release)

    16 May 2012 | 12:32 pm
    SEO Positive Team Renew Microsoft Advertising ExamsPR Web (press release)Essex-based online marketing company, SEO Positive, are pleased to announce that following the recent merge between search engines, Yahoo and Bing, their PPC team have re-taken their Microsoft Advertising exams. the entire PPC team at SEO Positive have and more »

  • Detroit Rec Centers Could Seek Private Funding Through New Conservancy - Huffington Post

    16 May 2012 | 11:36 am
    Detroit Rec Centers Could Seek Private Funding Through New ConservancyHuffington PostMayor Dave Bing is proposing an ambitious plan to transfer Detroit's recreation centers to a new conservancy backed by private funding. Chief Operating Officer Chris Brown told City Council on Wednesday that the administration has already secured $6

  • Bing's Social Search: A Hands-On Tour - PCWorld (blog)

    16 May 2012 | 11:29 am
    USA TODAYBing's Social Search: A Hands-On TourPCWorld (blog)By Jared Newman, PCWorld May 16, 2012 9:27 AM A new Bing sidebar, rolling out to all users now, suggests Facebook friends who might know about a given topic, and shows activity from high-profile people on other social networks such as Twitter.Microsoft's Bing gets a new look, offers new functionsUSA TODAYBing Goes Sleek And More SocialWall Street JournalNew Bing is a Bit Socially AwkwardWindows IT ProWebProNews -VentureBeatall 188 news articles »

  • Work to start Thursday on Meijer, other stores in Detroit - Detroit Free Press

    16 May 2012 | 9:55 am
    Work to start Thursday on Meijer, other stores in DetroitDetroit Free PressDetroit Mayor Dave Bing and Gov. Rick Snyder are among the leaders scheduled to speak. Other civic and business leaders expected to speak include Hank Meijer, cochairman and CEO of Meijer; Marvin Beatty, a partner in the development entity Detroit and more »
 
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  • Windows Phone ranks below Bada in worldwide sales

    16 May 2012 | 1:11 pm
    The worldwide market share of Windows Phone, which has struggled to gain traction, fell in the first quarter this year, putting it behind Samsung's Bada operating system, which runs phones sold in international and emerging markets. That's according to research firm Gartner, which says the share of smartphones running Microsoft's operating systems -- including Windows Phone and the outdated Windows Mobile -- fell from 2.6 percent in the first quarter of 2011 to 1.9 percent in the first quarter of 2012. That puts Microsoft's smartphones in sixth place behind market leaders Android with 56.1…

  • Warren Buffet, Arianna Huffington, Alan Mulally among those at Microsoft's CEO Summit

    15 May 2012 | 10:31 pm
    Some of the nation's highest profile CEOs are gathering in Redmond this week for Microsoft's annual CEO Summit, where they will talk about emerging trends shaping global business. More than 130 CEOs and business leaders are attending this year's summit, which runs Tuesday through Thursday and is closed to the news media. Among them are Warren Buffet of Berkshire Hathaway, Arianna Huffington of Huffington Post Media Group, Alan Mulally of Ford Motor, Jeff Immelt of General Electric and Mike Duke of Wal-Mart Stores. This is the 16th year for the summit, which began in 1997 when Microsoft…

  • Revamped Bing featuring more social search goes live

    15 May 2012 | 9:31 pm
    (This post has been updated to include the names Microsoft uses to refer to the columns in the new Bing search results page.) The dramatic overhaul of Bing, in which results from a user's Facebook, Twitter and other social media networks are featured in a column on the search results page, is expected to go live shortly after 3 p.m. today for U.S. users to try out at www.bing.com/new. Microsoft announced last week that the new Bing search results page will be divided into three columns. The column on the left displays standard search results. The middle column -- which Microsoft refers to as…

  • Study: Customer satisfaction with Microsoft software dips

    15 May 2012 | 3:01 pm
    Customer satisfaction with Microsoft software fell this year amid an overall dip in satisfaction with computer software, according to the American Customer Satisfaction Index, which released its annual survey today. Microsoft's customer satisfaction score dropped 3.8 percent from a high last year of 78 (out of a possible 100) to 75 this year. "The lessening of customer satisfaction may prove challenging for Microsoft as sales of its Windows software stall amid a shrinking PC environment and a growing mobile computing market," the ACSI said. Overall, customers continue to be more satisfied…

  • Interactive: Ups and downs of Yahoo

    15 May 2012 | 1:34 pm
    Check out this Associated Press interactive on Yahoo's history, including its partnership with Microsoft. Sorry, your browser does not support iframes
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  • For Microsoft, being underdog is the perfect antitrust defense

    Ed Bott
    16 May 2012 | 7:59 am
    Mozilla and Google have complained that Microsoft is competing unfairly with its decision to block their desktop browsers in Windows RT. But this isn’t 1998, and Microsoft can make a strong case in its own defense based on its own weak market share.

  • Windows malware: are you safer today than you were 10 years ago?

    Ed Bott
    14 May 2012 | 7:00 am
    In 2002, after a series of widespread, high-profile, and highly embarrassing Windows-related security incidents, Bill Gates wrote his now famous “Trustworthy Computing” memo. So what’s happened in the intervening 10 years? Plenty. Take a trip with me down bad memory lane…

  • Safari's 'disable Flash' feature does less than it promises

    Ed Bott
    12 May 2012 | 11:00 am
    This week Apple rolled out a new version of Safari and announced that the update will “disable out-of-date versions of Adobe Flash Player.” Too bad the actual update doesn’t do what it promises.

  • When I say 'virus,' you know exactly what I mean

    Ed Bott
    10 May 2012 | 8:00 pm
    Discussions of malware have their own equivalent to Godwin’s Law: As the conversation grows longer, the probability that someone will derail the discussion by arguing over the meaning of ‘virus’ approaches near-certainty.

  • Mozilla and Google accuse Microsoft of unfair browser competition

    Ed Bott
    10 May 2012 | 7:59 am
    Microsoft will restrict third-party browsers like Firefox and Chrome to the Metro sandbox in Windows 8 for ARM devices, while treating Internet Explorer 10 as an “intrinsic feature” of Windows. Mozilla and its primary backer, Google, say that’s not fair.
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  • Microsoft leads TV race: Analyst

    16 May 2012 | 9:30 am
    In the battle for television platforms, Microsoft Corp. is leading competitors with its Xbox.

  • Microsoft's Signature program: A review

    16 May 2012 | 9:25 am
    Want a computer that runs Windows 7 without all the desktop clutter that usually comes with a PC? Microsoft will be happy to get rid of all that clutter, for $99.

  • Yahoo CEO out, company makes peace with proxy foe

    14 May 2012 | 2:34 pm
    Yahoo Inc. CEO Scott Thompson agreed to resign over the weekend, and the company compromised with the activist shareholder who uncovered false academic claims Thompson had made.

  • Microsoft's Bing No. 2 in search with 15 percent share

    14 May 2012 | 9:14 am
    Microsoft Corp. saw its Bing search engine capture 15.4 percent of the market last month, but search giant Google Inc. leads the market by far with a 66.5 percent share in April.

  • Gates rises, Bezos falls on 'billionaires index'

    14 May 2012 | 8:59 am
    Microsoft Corp. co-founder Bill Gates saw his wealth rise $35.5 million to $61.8 billion last week on Bloomberg's "Billionaire Index" while Amazon.com Inc. CEO Jeff Bezos saw his wealth fall $87.1 million to $21.3 billion.
 
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  • Screenshots of new Windows 8 Photos app revealed

    damaster
    16 May 2012 | 8:40 am
    Just yesterday we posted a screenshot of the new Windows 8 Mail app, expected to be coming as part of the Release Preview in June. Today The Verge discovered links to the web version of the Windows Store for several built-in Windows 8 Metro-style apps, including Mail, Calendar, People and Messaging, Photos, Music, and Reader. All app entries revealed that the apps were updated on May 15 for the upcoming Release Preview, however details of exactly what was changed is unknown. However, we noticed that the Photos app entry included several updated screenshots, showing a new home screen as shown…

  • The new Bing is live (well, 2/3 of it)

    Kip Kniskern
    15 May 2012 | 10:32 pm
    If you’re in the US (or can fool your browser into thinking you are), the new Bing, with its double dose of sidebars, is available now, either by opting in to the banner that should be appearing on www.Bing.com, or by opting in at bing.com/new.  If you missed the news coming from last week’s Search Summit, Bing has incorporated both a “Snapshot” sidebar and a social sidebar into its new look, after cleaning up the search results page by eliminating the left hand sidebar and minimizing a number of distracting elements on the page. However, even if you’ve opted in, you’ll only…

  • Google, Bing advance, Yahoo! down in latest search market polls: can Facebook help Bing?

    Kip Kniskern
    15 May 2012 | 1:15 pm
    It’s that time of the month again when the US search market share numbers come out, and while the three major pollsters (comScore, Compete, and Nielsen, who haven’t released this month’s rankings yet) don’t always agree, the trends usually line up.  This time, at, Bing and Google are up slightly, and Yahoo! is down, furthering the evidence that while Bing is taking market share from Yahoo! (not good considering Bing powers Yahoo! search), it hasn’t made much of a dent at all in Google’s search dominance, despite spending billions on trying to catch the search leader. Compete…

  • New Windows 8 Release Preview video shows updated Mail app

    damaster
    15 May 2012 | 9:11 am
    Today Microsoft posted a new blog post on the Building Windows 8 blog demonstrating the upcoming built-in Family Safety features in Windows 8, now rebranded as Microsoft Family Safety. For those who had been using Windows Live Family Safety, what was detailed in the blog post is probably no surprise to you, with only several minor enhancements such as Windows Store app downloads monitoring, simplified sign-up process (with just a checkbox) for a “monitor-first” approach, and a re-branded activity reporting email. However, what was also shown in the blog post is a video by Phil Sohn,…

  • Facebook Chat on Windows Phone now supports offline messages

    damaster
    13 May 2012 | 8:45 am
    Ever since the release of Windows Phone 7.5 “Mango”, part of the new built-in Messaging experience is the integration of Facebook Chat which works seamlessly along with other instant messaging solutions like Messenger and SMS. However, one of the much requested missing feature is the ability to send offline Facebook Chat messages to contacts who are offline (or appearing offline) on Facebook. According to reports from Spanish website Mi Movil Windows (via WMPU), it appears Microsoft and Facebook had flicked the switch on their back-end servers, and users are now able to send offline…
 
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  • Microsoft Tunes up Windows 8 Multi-screen - PCWorld

    16 May 2012 | 1:24 pm
    Hot HardwareMicrosoft Tunes up Windows 8 Multi-screenPCWorldBy Tim Greene, NetworkWorld When Microsoft launches Windows 8 Release Preview next month the operating system will have improved navigation features for users who like more than one monitor to display all their applications.Microsoft Explains Family Safety Features Baked into Windows 8Hot HardwareWindows 8 to Let Parents Get Weekly Reports About Kids' ActivityPC MagazineMicrosoft announces Windows 8 Family Safety child monitoring featureInquirerInformationWeek -Geekall 14 news articles »

  • QuickStart Announces Exclusive Microsoft Webinars - San Francisco Chronicle (press release)

    16 May 2012 | 11:04 am
    QuickStart Announces Exclusive Microsoft WebinarsSan Francisco Chronicle (press release)QuickStart Intelligence, the largest Microsoft Gold Learning Partner in the western United States, announced that it has added an exclusive webinar series to its popular portfolio of training events. Irvine, CA (PRWEB) May 16, 2012 QuickStart and more »

  • Microsoft's Mobile Share Plunges 27% As Phone Sales Cool - InformationWeek

    16 May 2012 | 10:23 am
    GeekWireMicrosoft's Mobile Share Plunges 27% As Phone Sales CoolInformationWeekBy Paul McDougall InformationWeek In the latest sign that Microsoft's high-stakes bet on a new, unconventional mobile platform isn't paying off, numbers released Wednesday show that Redmond's overall share of the wireless operating system market fell Microsoft's smartphone market share tumbles 27%. Will Windows Phone ever gain Computerworld (blog)Microsoft stuck behind Samsung Bada in smartphone salesGeekWireWindows Phone Still Struggling To Gain Mass AppealMobile bloom Newstelecomlead.comall…

  • Microsoft Trumps Google In LA Cloud Deal - InformationWeek

    16 May 2012 | 9:41 am
    Consumer TechMicrosoft Trumps Google In LA Cloud DealInformationWeek250000 students and faculty at Los Angeles community colleges will move to Microsoft Live@edu online communication and collaboration services after school system rejects Google Apps. By Paul McDougall InformationWeek In a deal that shows how Microsoft LA Community Colleges Choose MS Live@edu over Google AppsTalkinCloud (blog)all 7 news articles »

  • Microsoft Store trims Xbox 360 price by $50 - CNET (blog)

    16 May 2012 | 9:03 am
    UbergizmoMicrosoft Store trims Xbox 360 price by $50CNET (blog)The popular gaming platform is now on sale at Microsoft's online store for anywhere from $249 to $399 depending on the bundle. by Lance Whitney May 16, 2012 6:51 AM PDT Follow @lancewhit Gamers in the market for an Xbox 360 will find a deal waiting for Microsoft Rolls Out MUZU.TV and Manga Entertainment Apps for Xbox 360UbergizmoMicrosoft rolling out new apps to Xbox 360, including MUZU.TV and Manga in the USEngadgetMicrosoft adds music video and anime streaming apps to Xbox 360The VergeHerald Sunall 18 news…
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  • Weekly Educational Moment: Use Your Network to Promote Your Blog [Digg]

    Digg
    15 May 2012 | 3:05 pm
    Today during our educational moment we talked about how our group can help support each other through promoting each other’s blog posts. We took a quick look at some of our members’ b...

  • What Was Chandler’s Job Anyway? [Digg]

    Digg
    14 May 2012 | 2:19 pm
    Were you a fan of the TV show Friends? Anyone remember what Chandler‘s job was? Neither does anyone else because his best friends couldn’t even explain what he did. (See: What Was Chandler Bing\’s Job?) As a consultant, I can

  • Say no to wind farms: Shale of the century | The Spectator [Digg]

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    20 Oct 2011 | 9:34 am
    The arguments for wind farms just became obsolete. We’re entering an era when gas will be cheap, plentiful – and green

  • Outlook 2010 – It’s a Love Hate Thing Argh!

    MistyKhan
    7 Apr 2011 | 3:27 pm
    I upgraded to Office 2010 earlier this year when I purchased a new PC and have been adjusting ever since. At first, I didn’t see much not to like (other than having to find a few things again). But then, disaster struck – Microsoft removed on of my favorite features and one that made Outlook a serious contender in the contact management software world. Read on to see what I love and what I hate about Outlook 2010 so you can decide if an update is to be embraced or avoided. What I Love! Finally a real product version – Usually Microsoft releases a new version of Windows or…

  • What Happened to Arrow-Tips?

    MistyKhan
    5 Jan 2011 | 11:56 am
    Happy New Year!  Wow – have I been neglecting this poor blog!  And, as those of you who have seen me in the past six months know, it is horribly out of date for what we are doing with Advena Artemis now.  So, its time for a redesign and I’m bringing on an intern to help facilitate the process with my wonderful designers at Bread n Beyond.  In the mean time, here are some quick updates: Sale of Gulf Coast Welding Yay – we sold my former client (owned by none other than my Mom) Gulf Coast Welding Corp..  The deal with the new owners from Viacap was inked earlier this…
 
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  • Somerset House venue map marked on Bing as Microsoft's mobile search focus goes local

    Dan Sung
    16 May 2012 | 5:59 am
    INTERVIEW: Bing UK talks to Pocket-lint You’ll be able to get a much closer look at Somerset House?from today without even needing to set foot in London, thanks to Microsoft and its increasingly popular Bing Maps. Head over to the service on either desktop or mobile and you’ll find a detailed floor by floor and interactive plan of this famous centre for the arts down to the level of cafes, restaurants, studios, rooms, terraces and landmarks, and soon with what events are going on in each of them at the current time.It didn’t take Pocket-lint too long to work out why the idea…

  • Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition sells over 400,000 copies on day one

    Rik Henderson
    11 May 2012 | 5:03 am
    Hints Markus "Notch" Persson After Pocket-lint's estimation that Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition has been the biggest launch ever on Xbox Live, Microsoft has confirmed such by releasing a statement that it has, indeed, eclipsed Trials Evolution (the previous record holder) on day one sales. It hasn't actually released any figures, however. There is more than one way to skin a cat though, as Mojang big cheese and Minecraft creator Markus "Notch" Persson has revealed that - based on the game's dedicated leader board - it looks like the Xbox 360 version has sold more than 400,000 copies in its first…

  • Xbox 360 set for Kinect controlled Internet Explorer browsing

    Danny Brogan
    11 May 2012 | 3:53 am
    Full web experience Xbox 360 users will soon be able to surf the web using Kinect gesture controls as Microsoft works on a modified version of Internet Explorer 9. Currently the Xbox 360’s browsing credentials is restricted to media results via Bing voice search. However, Microsoft is updating its IE browser to enable web surfing direct from the console for the first time. Kinect gesture controls are also being implemented by Microsoft, meaning users will be able to navigate the web with hand movements as well as their voice. It all sounds very Minority Report.? If flaying your hands…

  • Minecraft: Xbox 360 Edition hits today - more than 127,000 4+ ratings already

    Rik Henderson
    9 May 2012 | 11:08 am
    Xbox Live lights up The Xbox Live Arcade version of Minecraft was released for download today, and Pocket-lint suspects that it could well have been the biggest launch on Xbox Live so far. Although we don't yet know many copies have been downloaded on day one, just checking out the amount of ratings it's had (which score it as four-and-a-half stars), we've got a fair idea that it's been extremely popular. At our last count, it had more than 127,000 user ratings, which is staggering as it's only been out a few hours. Obviously, not all of those may have downloaded the game, and fewer of them…

  • Major League Baseball games now available through Xbox Live in UK

    Rik Henderson
    9 May 2012 | 6:19 am
    MLB.TV Premium launches High-definition footage of every game of the regular Major League Baseball season is now available to be streamed either live or on catch-up through Xbox Live in the UK, as MLB.TV Premium launches today. The service, which has been available on the Xbox 360 in the US and Canada since 27 March, can now be downloaded and accessed by Brits and offers everything a baseball fan could ever want. MLB.TV Premium is a subscription service that costs $114.99 for an entire year, $24.99 per month. It allows access to around 100 live games a week, plus recaps and archived game…
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    iThinkDifferent

  • Apple preparing a new line of MacBook Pros with Retina graphics, USB 3.0 and a Slimmer Design

    David
    15 May 2012 | 12:48 am
    Apple preparing a new line of MacBook Pros with Retina graphics, USB 3.0 and a Slimmer DesignApple is finishing up it’s new line of MacBook Pros set to be unveiled at WWDC this year.  The new MacBook Pros will feature an all new design giving them a much slimmer body, USB 3.0 and will utilize Intel’s new IvyBridge Processors.  The new Pros are also set to have a new Retina Display that is said to be powered by Nvidia graphics. The new MacBook Pros will look similar to the current models but the body will be slimmer.  Contrary to early belief, the new Pros will not have an Air…

  • Flipboard on my Android – Finally! Hands On Review

    nawaz
    15 May 2012 | 12:39 am
    Flipboard on my Android – Finally! Hands On Review Reading is mostly what large screen users do. Yup, the iPad and Tabs are heavily used for reading, and not just watching movies or videos, or an alternate for a full time laptop (let’s not forget they come very handy when sharing presentations). Flipboard happens to be one such app that lets you not just read your favorite stories on the web – add social stories to that – but also enjoy a smooth and rich content structuring and a magazine flip style interface. Till recently, Flipboard was only available on the iOS platform, but…

  • How to Root your Android Device and its Benefits

    nawaz
    27 Apr 2012 | 10:01 am
    How to Root your Android Device and its Benefits You’ve got a new Android device ad you love it because it offers you so much flexibility, loads of free apps and customizations that you can do to it. But soon enough you realize that you’re using a stock version of the OS on your handset, which has certain limitations. These limitations won’t be apparent to a general user, but if you’re a hard core product destroyer like me, you’d want more power and the ability to resurrect your device if you have to. Don’t you? This is when you figure out you need to “root” your device to…

  • Sleipnir Browser for iPhone and iPad is the Best Free Mobile Safari Alternative

    Imran
    11 Apr 2012 | 12:37 am
    Sleipnir Browser for iPhone and iPad is the Best Free Mobile Safari AlternativeSafari for iOS is undoubtedly the best browser on any mobile platform. Chrome Beta for Android comes close but it’s available to only a small minority of users and it’s still in beta. Due to variations in hardware and software capabilities, it might not be possible for Chrome Beta for Android to give the same experience that Mobile Safari provides.  We could be wrong though given that Google knows very well how to make a good browser. There are many alternatives for these browsers on their respective…

  • Google Chrome Beta For Desktop Now Lets You Access Your Open Tabs On Other Devices

    Imran
    10 Apr 2012 | 12:42 pm
    Google Chrome Beta For Desktop Now Lets You Access Your Open Tabs On Other Devices Google introduced this feature in Chrome Beta for Android but have finally brought it to their desktop Chrome browser as well. You can now see your open tabs from other devices. Chrome keeps a history of the open tabs on any device, be it Chrome on your Android phone or tablet Chrome browser on Windows or Mac. If you have to leave your browsing session suddenly, you can always continue it on another device. This is an amazing feature and once you get used to it, you get the feeling that it should have been…
 
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    Webmaster Center blog

  • Four under-utilized Webmaster Tools features

    Duane Forrester
    11 May 2012 | 1:02 pm
    This week we’re going to take a quick look at four features which often go unused by websites.  Not exactly sure why this is, as they’re very useful, and at times, critical.  Still, we see folks time and again who open an account, verify their domain, yet fail to take basic actions that can help them both immediately and down the road. Preferences Under preferences you’ll find the ability to control whether we email you alerts, which alert we email and to which address we email.  This may sound like a ploy to get you to sign up for marketing emails…but…

  • To crawl or not to crawl, that is BingBot's question

    Frederic Dubut
    3 May 2012 | 6:39 pm
    If you are reading this column, there is a good chance you publish quality content to your web site, which you would like to get indexed by Bing.   Usually, things go smoothly: BingBot visits your web site and indexes your content, which then appears in our search results and generates traffic to your site. You are happy, Bing is happy and the searcher is happy. However, things do not always go so smoothly. Sometimes BingBot gets really excited about your quality content and ends up crawling your web site beyond all expectations, digging deeper and harder than you otherwise wanted.

  • Better than canonical; URL Normalization

    Duane Forrester
    27 Apr 2012 | 4:30 pm
    At Bing, we have to crawl and index The Internet and The Internet is pretty big. One common question that Fabrice Canel, a veteran of search here, is commonly asking people is to figure out how big the Internet is?  How many URLs are out-there? The answers that come back fluctuate from “a few thousand” (ok you clearly don’t use The Internet), a few million (ok good start, plenty of people on Facebook, but please continue thinking), a few billion (more than 1 billion people are using the internet and having some kind of profile page set).  This is all good thinking,…

  • Video killed the radio star, but we still want your videos

    Joseph_Laria
    24 Apr 2012 | 5:19 pm
    Feeds allow Bing to easily learn about the videos on your website. The purpose is to help Bing include your video content in the Bing index, which may not have otherwise been discovered by Bing's web content crawlers.  Submitting a feed provides you with a higher assurance that your videos will be included in the index in a more complete and timely manner.   In addition, the feed can provide Bing with rich descriptions (i.e. metadata) about your videos that can be helpful for better understanding by users. The Bing Media feed specification is an optimized media RSS…

  • Implementing Markup For Paginated And Sequenced Content

    Duane Forrester
    13 Apr 2012 | 7:17 pm
    Late last week I bumped into David Flink, one of our Lead Program Managers here at Bing and after a brief chat, he agreed to write this week's blog post detailing a view on implementing paganation solutions.  He's even agreed to field questions, so feel free to post up with questions related to this blog post and David can chime in with answers. Traditionally, Bing has relied on a set of heuristics to determine if and how individual pages on a site are related to each other. Now, through the use of the optional rel="next" and rel="prev" link elements, you can provide Bing with a strong…
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    The Microsoft MVP Award Program Blog

  • Talking Cloud Tuesday with ASP.NET MVP Benjamin Soulier

    MVP Award Program
    15 May 2012 | 11:20 am
      How long have you been an MVP? 1 year How did you first start in community? Have been working on MS technologies for 12 years Which technical community or communities are you most active in (where can people find you)? Provide links if necessary Personal Blog: http://www.soulier.ch/ Twitter: @bsoulier What’s the best technical tip you have today for implementing a cloud deployment? Building an STS (Secure Token Service) in the cloud and using it with Access Control Service (article series, 2 out of 4 written already) When considering using the cloud, what do you tell people if…

  • 10 Tips for Unified Messaging Design and Deployment

    MVP Award Program
    11 May 2012 | 2:54 pm
      Editor's Note: The following MVP Monday post is by Exchange MVP J. Peter Bruzzese Even after years of availability, the Unified Messaging role still holds a mystery to it. Many IT admins have shied away from it in many cases. Perhaps there are simply aspects to its design and deployment that, if explained a bit better, would open minds to its further deployment in the enterprise. As a result we’ve compiled a list of 10 design and deployment tips that is by no means exhaustive, nor is it technically overwhelming, to help get you feeling more comfortable about the Unified Messaging…

  • MVP Friday Five: May 11, 2012

    MVP Award Program
    11 May 2012 | 11:33 am
    Recently, we’ve highlighted quite a number of blog posts from MVPs within the Americas, so we thought this week might be a great time to highlight some of the great insight offered by our MVPs from around the world.   1. Preserving Input Sequence Order when Aggregating Debatched Messages By BizTalk MVP Maxime Labelle Maxime walks us through the steps for maintaining a sequence order when aggregating debatched messages within BizTalk.   2. How to Access the Input Control’s Data at Server Side During Client Callback : A Useful Trick By ASP.NET/IIS.NET MVP Brij Mishra |…

  • Coming to a Screen Near You—the New MVP Award Web Site!

    MVP Award Program
    10 May 2012 | 2:10 pm
    The new MVP Award Web site is going live this month and promises to offer a fresh view of this exemplary technical community. Built on Microsoft SharePoint, the new site is highly flexible, so it can better reflect the dynamic and global nature of the MVP community. It will be published in eleven languages and deliver current local news and events. And you’ll be able stay on top of all things MVP through a full range of social media feeds. You’ll also have a chance to get to know members of the MVP community. Each month, the MVP Award Web site will spotlight the contributions and…

  • Talking Cloud Tuesday with PowerShell MVP Jan Egil Ring

    MVP Award Program
    7 May 2012 | 6:32 pm
      How long have you been an MVP? Since January 2011 How did you first start in community? I got started by using online forums, and later on started my own blog. Which technical community or communities are you most active in (where can people find you)? Provide links if necessary My blog (blog.powershell.no) and Twitter (@JanEgilRing), in addition to the Norwegian user group Microsoft Technology User Group (www.mtug.no). What’s the best technical tip you have today for implementing a cloud deployment? In large environments there is a huge benefit in leveraging automation,…
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    Geekword

  • Windows Phone powered Facebook Phone in the works

    Muhammad Ali
    10 May 2012 | 9:25 am
    This was bound to happen someday wasn’t it? Business Insider‘s Microsoft source has revealed that the Redmondians have expressed keen interest in powering the long rumored Facebook Phone with their Metro UI based Windows Phone operating system. The question one needs to ask here is why Microsoft will want to do that? Well, we all…

  • How do I check my credit rating?

    Twaha Ahmed
    7 May 2012 | 5:25 am
    You are sitting in your balcony enjoying the fresh Sunday morning breeze when an advertisement in the newspaper suddenly struck your mind. It said: “Do you know your credit rating?” You realize you haven’t been thinking about what it may be and the next question that instantly follows the earlier thought is “How do I…

  • Could this be the Galaxy S3?

    Muhammad Ali
    3 May 2012 | 6:06 am
    You knew we were going to say something interesting about the Galaxy S3 and we haved decided not to disappoint you. What’s the story about the Galaxy S3 shown below? Well, we answer all these questions after the break. The image placed above is a conceptual illustration of Galaxy S3  or Galaxy S III if…

  • Best Broadband Deals for UK

    Muhammad Ali
    25 Apr 2012 | 4:04 am
    Are you tired of the slow uploading of your e-mail client? Want to get out of the limitations of the slow dial up connection you use for your internet connectivity? Then why not get the benefits of high speed round the clock internet connectivity at the most reasonable of costs in town? Just point your…

  • Why Dell is the Computer Choice of Students

    Muhammad Ali
    12 Apr 2012 | 7:39 am
    When you’re going off to college, you want to pick a reasonably priced laptop that is light and portable. The personal computer should also be able to fulfill all of your coursework and software requirements. For many students, Dell is their computer choice and for very good reason. Purchasing a Dell computer is the best…
 
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    Binary Tree's Good Migrations Blog

  • Enabling the Evolution of the Enterprise Messaging Market: The History of Binary Tree

    10 May 2012 | 4:54 am
    Posted by Vadim Gringolts, CTO The Lotus Notes Era In the early days of our existence, Binary Tree ventured into the challenging and complex world of email migration by creating products that facilitated change. In the mid-1990s, we developed and marketed a number of separate tools for migrating mail, calendar, and contacts migrated from a source system to Lotus Notes.     This approach initially satisfied the market need; however, it also proved challenging for customers who had multiple messaging environments in place, such as Outlook Express, MS Mail, and CC:Mail. In late 1998,…

  • New Resources for Planning a Migration to Microsoft Office 365

    3 May 2012 | 4:00 am
    by Mark DeAngelis, Remote Hosted Migration Manager Are you planning a migration to Office 365? Are you looking for valuable resources to help you design and execute your migration plan? I recently came across some very useful information that I thought I’d share …   Microsoft's Office 365 Deployment Guide for Enterprises     As stated on the Microsoft Office 365 TechNet website, the Microsoft Office 365 Deployment Guide for Enterprises is intended to help you understand the requirements and workflows necessary in introducing Microsoft Office 365 for…

  • Optimizing Your Messaging Platform with Binary Tree and Mimecast

    11 Apr 2012 | 5:00 am
    Posted by Karl Sand, Director of Channel Alliances The recent announcement of the strategic partnership between Mimecast and Binary Tree may have caught a few people by surprise. But for those of you that fully understood the value proposition of each company, you saw the integration benefits right away. The synergies between the solutions will help customers transition to an optimized Exchange messaging platform with a reduced risk of user impact for downtime or data loss. Migrating e-mail and calendaring data poses many challenges. Not only can it be very time consuming and costly, the risk…

  • Don’t Move Your Mailbox Data TWICE!!!

    16 Feb 2012 | 3:03 am
    Posted by Karl Sand, Director of Channel Alliances The blog post I wrote a couple of weeks ago, about the lack of a ratings system for specialized software tools on the market, included a specific Latin phrase, “Caveat Emptor”, or “Let the buyer beware”. Well, since I wrote that blog, I have been reminded of just how relevant that saying is in the IT industry. Over the past three weeks, I have interviewed a handful of different companies that have gone through a cross-forest email migration project in the past couple of years.  And believe it or not, they had to…

  • Evaluating Choices for Migrating BlackBerry Smartphones

    9 Feb 2012 | 2:45 am
    Posted by Pete Caldecourt, Director of Product Management Mobile devices play a key role in most businesses today. In most organizations, 20–25% of users typically access their messaging data from a mobile device. They’re essential for timely interactions with clients and keeping geographically dispersed teams working together efficiently.  So when organizations make the move to a new messaging environment—whether it’s Domino to Exchange, Exchange to Domino, or upgrading from an older version of Exchange to Exchange 2010—updating mobile devices to work with…
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    Shaikhjees

  • Get Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect for Only $99

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    7 May 2012 | 3:15 pm
    It’s the time to jump into the Xbox Experience for only $99. Microsoft is offering a bundle deal of Xbox 360 4GB Console with Kinect for Only $99 with New 2 Year Xbox LIVE Gold Contract at $14.99/month. For more details, visit here. How to Redeem this Offer? Print this Coupon (Image above). Bring offer code 885370366266 to your local Microsoft Store. Sign up for 2 year subscription to Xbox Live Gold Membership at $14.99 per month and receive a 4GB Xbox 360 with Kinect for $99. Promotional offer (Microsoft may terminate this Offer at any time).

  • Windows 8 Theme – Nightfall and Starlight

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    1 May 2012 | 10:21 am
    Designed to extend seamlessly across dual monitors with identical resolution settings (3840 x 1200), this dramatic free theme for your Windows 8 desktop also shifts your glass color to match each stunning, wide-angle image. Explore distant galaxies, verdant meadows, steep mountains, and serene seas without ever leaving your chair. Don’t forget to subscribe to our RSS Feed, Twitter or Facebook page to get notified about news and events related to Microsoft in future.

  • Giveaway – “Effective C#: 50 Specific Ways to Improve Your C#” Book

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    1 May 2012 | 2:15 am
    C# has matured over the past decade: It’s now a rich language with generics, functional programming concepts, and support for both static and dynamic typing. This palette of techniques provides great tools for many different idioms, but there are also many ways to make mistakes. In Effective C#, Second Edition, respected .NET expert Bill Wagner identifies fifty ways you can leverage the full power of the C# 4.0 language to express your designs concisely and clearly. Do checkout Shaikhjees interview with Bill Wagner here. Now, it’s a chance for you to get your hands around this awesome…

  • What’s Microsoft Virtual Academy? Is It Free?

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    22 Feb 2012 | 6:53 pm
    What’s Microsoft Virtual Academy? Microsoft Virtual Academy is a fully cloud-based learning experience focusing on Microsoft Cloud Technologies. You can access a variety of training content online and become one of the renowned experts in the IT Pro community around the world. MVA provides its users with a virtual university experience: the student can select a track and study the material and then do the self-assessment. By doing so, he will collect points that will promote him to a Bronze, Silver, Gold or Platinum Level. Students on MVA can get access to all the information, statistics…

  • Daron Yondem Expands IdentityMine’s Reach To Middle East

    Ali Raza Shaikh
    22 Feb 2012 | 5:29 pm
    IdentityMine an emerging specialist in application and interface development for rich digital interactive user experiences, announced the appointment of Daron Yondem as Sr. Director, MEA Region. In this new role, Daron will draw upon his extensive knowledge and experience in advanced interactive and mobile technology, and will oversee all aspects of IdentityMine’s developing business opportunities in the MEA Region. Checkout Shaikhjees’s interview with Daron Yondem here. Daron started his own consulting company in 2004, located in Istanbul, Turkey called Deveload Software. During…
 
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    Technize.NET

  • Hide Files Inside Images With Veneer File Masking Software

    Usman Khurshid
    16 May 2012 | 1:44 pm
    There are several techniques of hiding sensitive and important files from unauthorized access. One of the most popular method is to encrypt files with a third party encrypting software like TrueCtypt. I have reviewed 14 file and folder encryption software which can be used to password protect or hide files from unauthorized access. If you are using Windows and don’t want to use any third party software for encrypting files and folders, you can also encrypt or decrypt files and folders in Windows 7.You can also make the file as hidden from File attributes but this can be easily undone by…

  • Windows Error Lookup Tool: What Those Error Messages And Codes Mean?

    Usman Khurshid
    16 May 2012 | 10:15 am
    Windows generates quite a lot of errors and gives a corresponding codes to each type of error. Some of the errors pertain to installed applications while others are system errors, warnings and information messages. Generally if we look at the event viewer, we will find some information about the errors that Windows is encountering during its run time but if we want to analyze the errors closely, we will not find much information about the error messages but instead Windows will give us an error code which we can use to find what type of problems we are having.To lookup more details about the…

  • Upgrade From Windows 7 To Windows 8 In $14.99

    Usman Khurshid
    16 May 2012 | 9:01 am
    The download of Windows 8 Consumer Preview was made available on 29th February 2012. Since this is a beta product, it can be used free of charge for a period of about one year. Windows 8 Consumer Preview will expire on 15th January 2013. So you can use Windows 8 CP for one year for free. After that, people will need to purchase Windows 8 because Windows 8 final would have been released by then. There is no word from Microsoft about how much Windows 8 will cost. There are four editions of Windows 8 which will cost differently.According to Cnet, the people who purchase Windows 7 PCs during this…

  • Download Silverlight 5.1 Offline Installer Setup

    Usman Khurshid
    14 May 2012 | 9:44 pm
    Microsoft has just released a new version of Silverlight 5. The latest version becomes Silverlight 5.1.10411.0. For those who don’t know what Silverlight is, Microsoft Silverlight is a direct competitor to Adobe Flash and Adobe Air and can be used to create web graphics and animations. While Silverlight is not as popular as Flash, it is always a good idea to download and install all the tools that help us in viewing and interacting with the content produced in these technologies.The following issues have been fixed in the latest release of Silverlight 5.1:Fixes Security issue described…

  • Alt – Tab Keyboard Shortcut Alternative For Windows

    Usman Khurshid
    14 May 2012 | 8:52 pm
    If you are a shortcut lover and use a lot of shortcuts while using Windows, you must be familiar with the popular Alt – Tab keyboard shortcut which is used to switch between open windows and applications. The open apps and windows usually show up in the task bar but one has to take the mouse cursor on top of the window icon that needs to be maximized or restored and then click on the icon in order to open the window. This takes more time as compared to pressing Alt – Tab from the keyboard. Alt – Tab lets the user cycle through all the open windows. This is a sequential…
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